Knife and nail-cleaner.



L. P. WIGKLAND.

KQIIIFE AND NAIL CLEANER. APPLIOATIGN nun NOV-18, 1909.

973,600, Patented 0t.2'5,1910.

' I I Z7" J0 /4 i a *1 I-IIIIIIII j 41 5 tional view of the pencil attacLOUIS P. WIGKLAND, OF FREMONT, OHIO.

KNIFE AND NAIL-CLEANER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 18, 1909.

Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

Serial No. 528,748.

1'0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS P. WIOKLAND, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fremont, in the county of Sandusky and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Knife and Nail-Cleaner, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to pencil attachments and has for an object toprovide a combined pencil sharpener and finger nail cleaner attachmentthat when attached to the butt end of a pencil will resemble in outerappearances the-eraser bearing end of an ordinary pencil and will notadd perceptibly to the weight of this end of the pencil.

A further object is to provide an attachment of this character having areversible blade which carries a cutting ed e and a finger nail cleanerat opposite en s respectively, and having means for holding said bladeso as to expose either the cutting edge or finger nail cleaner, asdesired.

To attain these ends, my invention embraces the novel, details ofconstruction and combination of arts hereinafter more fully describedand claimed, it bein understood that various modifications in tie minordetails of construction may be made within the scope of what is claimed'In the accompanying drawing iorming a part of this specification, Figure1 is a side elevation of a pencil e3 ipped with a pencil attachmentconstruote my invention. Fig. 2 is a lon itudinal secent in appliedosition with parts in elevation and parts iiroken away. Fi 3 is a sideelevation of the penci attac ment showingv the finger nail cleaner inoperative position. Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the blade holding cap.Fig. 5 is a perspective detail view of the locking wedge.

Like characters of reference designate similar parts in the views shown.

Referring to the parts by their reference characters, 5 designates alead pencil of any referred form or construction having a ongitudinalrecess 6 formed in its butt en% the pencil constitutin a casing to receithe blade, hereinafter escribed.

Engaged externally on the recessed end of the encil is a tubular member7 one end of which is ada ted to tightly bind the outer surface of t eencil so as to prevent the rotation of the tu ular member, the opinaccordance with posite end being rovided with a 10m itudinal slot 8 inits s1de wall which permits the free end of the tubular member to be slihtly expanded in order to receive the eraser earing member 9-.

The eraser bearing member is preferably formed similar in outline to thepencil 5 and is provided with an eraser 10 of the usual and well knownkind. A recess 11 is formed in the end of the eraser bearing memberremote from the eraser to receive the reversible blade member 12, forwhich the eraser bearing member constitutes a holder.

The blade member 12 is formed at one end with a cutting ed e 13 and atthe opposite end with a ointed extremity 14 which c0n stitutes a ngernail cleaner. The blade is suflicien-t in size to be contained in theregistering recesses 6 and 11 without terminally coining'into cont-actwiththe end walls of the recesses so that the blade will not becomedulled except by manual operation. 4

In order to hold the blade rigid while in operation asimpl'e lockingmeans is provided. A cap 15 is driven upon the recessed end of theeraser bearing member and is provided with 'a transverse slot 16' in itsend wall registerin with the recess 11 adapted to receive is ereversible blade 12. Th $1 1 1 te minates at one end a slight distancefrom the peri hery of the ca as shown at 17. Formed in the blade 2 is anotch 18 to en age the end wall 17 of the cap. A removabde wedge 19 isinserted into the slot and into the recess 11 in such a manner as to enage the opposite longitudinal edge of the lade 12 from that in which thenotch 18 is formed and hold the notch of the blade in engagement withthe end wall 17 of the cap, at the end of the slot 16. The blade is thusheld a ainst rotation and against being accidental ydisengaged from theeraser bearing member when in operation. The wedge 19 projects from thecap a suflicient distance to be easily grasped by the fin ers of theoperator to facilitate the remova of the wedge when desiring to reversethe workingB ends of the blade 12.

The tubular mom 7 being slotted l0ngi tudinally, will exan suflicientlyto receive the eraser 10 so t at the pencil 5 cooperates with the eraserbearing member 9 to form an extended handle which will facilitate themanipulation of the blade member in erasing ink lines or for otherpurposes which require a considerable length of blade handle.

It is to be noted, upon referrin to Fig. 5, that the wedge 19 is providewith a transverse head 25 at one end, one edge of the head 25conforming, as denoted by the numeral 26 to the periphery of the pencil5. This transverse head 25 serves to pre vent the wed e from beingforced entirely throu h the 5m 16 in the end Wall of the cap. oreover,owing to the fact that the head 25 conforms, as at 26, to the peripheryof the encil 5, the tubular member 7 upon the end of the pencil 5 mayslide freely over the cap 15, the tubular member 7 thus constituting ameans by directing the end of the pencil 5 against the head 25 of thewedge 19, so that the Wedge may be thus forced by the end of the pencil5, into a firm seat.

What is claimed is z 1. A device of the class described consisting of aholder having a recess in one end; a cap having-its end wall extendedacross the end of. the holder and having a slot alined with the recess;a blade insert-ible into the slot and into the recess and having a notchin one edge; and a wedge inserted in the slot between the other edge ofthe blade and the holder, to cause the end wall of the cap toregister inthe notch.

2. A device of the class described consisting of a holder having arecess in one end; a cap having its end wall extended across the end ofthe holder, and having a slot alined with the recess; a blade insertibleinto theslot and into the recess and havin a notch in one edge; and awed e inserted in the slot between the other e ge of the blade and theholder to cause the end wall of the cap to register in the notch; the

wedfe having at its outer end, a transverse hea conforming to the perihery of the holder and engaged by the en wall of the cap.

3. A device of the class described consisting of a holder having arecess in one end; a cap having its end wall extended across the end ofthe holder and havin a slot alined with the recess; a blade insertlbleinto the slot and into the recess and having a notch in one edge; awedge inserted into the slot between the other edge of the blade and theholder to cause the end wall of the cap to register in the notch; acasing hav-' ing a recess in one end to receive the blade;

a tube secured to the recessed end of the casingland inclosing the capclosely to direct t e end of the casin against the wedge.

4. A device of the c ass described consisting of aholder having a recessin one end; a cap having its end Wall extended across the end of theholder and having a slot alined with the recess; a blade inserted intothe slot and into the recess and having a notch in one edge; a wed einserted into the slot between the other e ge of the blade and theholder, to cause the end Wall of the cap to register in thenotch; thewedge having at its outer end, a transverse head conforming to theperiphery of the holder; a casin having a recess in one end to receivethe bade; and a tube secured to the recessed end of the casing andinclosing the cap closely to direct the end of the casing against thehead of the wedge.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

LOUIS P. WIOKLAND. Witnesses:

C. B. CARR, MYRTLE Hire.

